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Course Description Status: Approved

Course Description Version: 25/26.R.1.00

Description Period: 2025./26 academic year rudens semestris

Study Course Accepted: -

Study Course Description

Basics of Paediatrics I

Main Study Course Information

Course Code
PEK_037
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Paediatrics
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Medicine
LQF
Level 7
Study Type And Form
Full-Time

Study Course Implementer

Course Supervisor
Valda Staņēviča
Structure Unit Manager
Dace Gardovska
Structural Unit
Department of Paediatrics
Contacts

Riga, 45 Vienibas gatve, pk@rsu.lv, +371 67621730

About Study Course

Objective

During the course students will acquire knowledge about structural and functional peculiarities of a healthy child, regularity of growth and development from birth until 18 years, most frequent paediatric diseases, as well as necessary skills and attitude for medical work with children and to use these skills to commence the course “Paediatric diseases”.

Preliminary Knowledge

1. Knowledge in humanitarian and social studies disciplines, which develop skills of critical and creative thinking, comprehension of a human as a living being and its role in society. 2. Foreign languages (Russian, English or German, Latin). 3. Preclinical disciplines: human anatomy and functions (1st, 2nd, 3rd year disciplines) clinical medicine, propaedeutics.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

1.The acquired knowledge will allow to understand digestive, respiratory, urinary and muscle systems and prevalence of diseases, to administer the facts about influence of disease risk factors, primary prevention, morphology, etiology, pathology, diagnostics and treatment, including clinical pharmacology, rehabilitation, psychotherapy, intensive care and secondary prevention in paediatrics.

Skills

1.To collect data of child’s family and medical history. To perform child’s physical examination. To be able to communicate with the child patient and their parents or other caregivers and relatives. To conclude after the collection of results and perform necessary therapeutic and preventive actions. To define patient’s problems in a structured manner, offering possible diagnostic, differential diagnostic, therapeutic and prophylactic solutions within their competency. To document the results in case reports and report them to colleagues, using the correct medical terminology, considering the principles of ethics and demands of personal data protection.

Competences

1.Interpret clinical analysis, apply it to a specific clinical situation and relate it to a common investigative process. Through integrative thinking, compare the signs of pathology with normal parameters of morphology and homeostasis, know the symptoms of the disease, explain the pathology, formulate a diagnosis and differentiate it from other diagnoses, check the probability of the most frequent complications, predict the course and consequences of the pathological process.

Assessment

Individual work

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Individual work
-
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1. Practical classes when students analyse the theoretical material, complete situation task, discuss clinical cases, attend clinical conferences and participate in counselling. 2. Clinical examination of patients and work with medical case-records. 3. Preparation of clinical cases with tasks, which include: • Analysis of a patient’s clinical case of certain pathology using problem-oriented scheme of case-record. • Preparation list of used literature according to clinical case. • Review of most frequently used medications. • Presentation of clinical case.

Examination

Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.

Examination
-
-
1. During the study course the assessment of student’s knowledge, skills and competencies is carried out in practical lessons, patient evaluation, control tests in lessons (case reports, multiple choice tests, case tasks, etc.), discussions in small groups about theoretical questions and clinical cases, independent work control, written test at the end of the practical lessons. 2. Examination takes place at the end of the 5th study year after successful completion of lecture course and practical lessons.

Study Course Theme Plan

FULL-TIME
Part 1

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Paediatrics as a branch of medicine. Early stages of human development. Characteristics of childhood stages. Healthy child. Development of children. Health status of children in Latvia.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Term, post-term, pre-term newborn. Evaluation of development of a newborn – gestational age, child’s accordance to gestational age. Adaptation periods of a newborn, their signs and course.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Peculiarities of the respiratory system. Airway obstructive syndrome. Respiratory distress syndrome.

  1. Lecture

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Auditorium
2

Topics

Anatomical-functional properties of the gastrointestinal organ system. Chronic feeding impairments and malabsorption syndrome.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Introduction to paediatrics. Paediatrics as a branch of medicine. Stages of early human development, their characteristics and course. Characteristics of childhood stages, their physiology and pathology. A conversation and communication with a child and parents – history taking, evaluation of obtained data.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

The growth and development of a child: physical, psychomotor and sexual development. Regulation of the process of growth.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Principles of nutrition of children up to 18 years of age.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

The structural (anatomical) and physiological peculiarities of musculoskeletal system, differential diagnosis of diseases. Vitamin D deficiency. Differential diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis of rickets.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

The neonatal period – evaluation of development of a newborn – gestational age, child’s accordance to gestational age, weight, length. Determination of the gestational age. Adaptation period of a newborn –signs and course. Differential diagnosis of neonatal jaundice.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Anatomical and physiological properties of a child’s skin and subcutaneous layer. Atopic and seborrheic dermatitis. Local infections during neonatal period (skin, umbilicus, eyes).

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Anatomical and physiological properties of respiratory organs. Acute bronchitis, bronchiolitis with weezing. Pneumonia depending on the age of children.

  1. Class/Seminar

Modality
Location
Contact hours
On site
Specialized room
3

Topics

Anatomical and physiological features of urogenital system in children. Urinary infections (complicated, uncomplicated).
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Test (Semester)

Bibliography

Required Reading

1.

Pediatrijas katedras mācību metodiskie materiāli;

2.

Mācību metodiskie materiāli Pediatrijā;

3.

Modificētās slimību vēstures shēma MF studentiem;

4.

Metodiskās rekomendācijas Bērnu reimatoloģijā;

5.

http://www.partika.lv/sakums/Ricibas_plans/5._Bernu_veseliba.htm

Additional Reading

1.

Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 21st Edition. Kliegman, Robert M. 2020 (e-vide pieejama RSU bibliotekā ClinicalKey datu bāzē)

2.

Rudolph C.D., Rudolph A.M., et.al. Pediatric. 22th Edition. McGraw-HillCompany, 2011.

Other Information Sources

1.

Interneta informācijas avoti: PEDINFO, Medscape, E medicine, PubMed, EndoText , BMJ Clinical Evidence, BMJ Journals, Cochrane Library, DynaMed, Science Direct